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29 December 2021
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2024 - Jeju Air Flight 2216 crashed at Muan International Airport while attempting to perform a belly-landing after losing engine thrust to a flock of Baikal teal.2024 aviation accident in South Korea
Anniversary
1994 - Turkish Airlines Flight 278 crashed on approach to Van Ferit Melen Airport in Van, Turkey, killing 57 of the 76 people on board.1994 plane crash in Turkey
Anniversary
1975 - Planted by unknown perpetrators, a bomb exploded (aftermath pictured) at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, killing 11 people and seriously injuring 74 others.Terrorist attack in New York City
Anniversary
1959 - American physicist Richard Feynman gave a speech entitled "There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom" at Caltech, anticipating the field of nanotechnology.American theoretical physicist (1918–1988)
Anniversary
1940 - Second World War: The Luftwaffe began a major night bombing raid on the British capital as part of the Blitz, beginning what was later called the "Second Great Fire of London".Global conflict from 1939 to 1945
Historical events
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Notable births
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Notable deaths
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Sky
Moon phase
Waning Crescent
21.9% illuminated
Lunar age: 25.0 days
Sun zodiac
Capricorn
7.98 degrees
Constellation: Sagittarius
Moon zodiac
Scorpio
8.69 degrees
Constellation: Libra
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.